PBS

How Much Sleep Does My Kid Need?

And prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to chronic diseases. Hosts Dr. Alok Patel and Bethany Van Delft explain why sleep is so important, how much sleep kids really need, and how you can help your ...
PBS

NOVA scienceNOW: Sleep

Record information about sleep habits. Starting the week before you view the program, have students record four kinds of their own sleep-related data—hours of sleep, general mood, physical energy, and ...
PBS

How Sleep Helps Children Learn and Remember New Words

To measure the brain’s ability to form completely new memories, researchers teach kids made-up words for novel objects. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major ...
WGBH

NEW NOVA SERIES “HUMAN,” A BBC STUDIOS SCIENCE UNIT PRODUCTION WITH NOVA AND GBH FOR PBS AND THE BBC, INVESTIGATES THE ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...